All You Can Eat

All you can eat food troughs. My son didn’t understand why I was referring to them as troughs nor how everyone I mention them to knew just what I was talking about. To be honest, they didn’t bother me in the least until I was watching a documentary on food and a French Chef indicated his disgust for the declasse Great-American-all-you-can-eat phenomenon. Serves me right for watching something educational. He suggested that eating less really good food is the way to go, and that anyone with dignity and breeding would refrain from such barbarism. Really? When you’re driving 10 hours and require the same number of pitstops for mental health and bathroom purposes, do you really think a slice of (insert French sounding words) is going to hit the spot? Sure Americans are obese and bankrupting the healthcare system but why stop at three rounds of spaghetti and meatballs, when you’re just showing your appreciation for the folks in little white hats.